mail carrier

Example Sentences

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Back in the day, we got to know every coming and going of the mail carrier, and came to recognize, from a distance, the heft of his canvas bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

To a dog, a mail carrier might come across as a frantic or anxious person as they attempt to walk into a dog’s territory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

Carla Gates, whose mail carrier husband died, noted cities worldwide now must learn to deal with extreme weather.

From Washington Times • Aug. 13, 2023

Sherrie Esquivel was frantic to find her father, a retired mail carrier in Lahaina, but there was little she could do from her home in Dunn, North Carolina.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

I’m not allowed to get in a car with somebody I don’t know, but Dad being the mail carrier for this part of the county, I know most everybody who goes by.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor